Joe Basile

Joseph R. Basile (1997-) was an American radio host at Saint Peter's University. He served as treasurer for Knights of Columbus Council 7913 and as WSPR's station manager, and he was in charge of managing the student radio in 2018.

Biography
Joseph R. Basile was born in Wall Township, New Jersey in 1997, and he came from a Catholic family with a history at Saint Peter's University in Jersey City. He grew up in Spring Lake Heights, and he went on to attend Saint Peter's University, studying broadcasting and communications. Basile became a lector for the St. Catherine-St. Margaret Parish in his hometown, treasurer of the Knights of Columbus Council 7913, and program manager of the WSPR radio, on which he hosted shows "Knight Life" (the KofC radio) and "SportsNet". He was a Republican Party supporter, voting for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election; however, he sympathized with Bernie Sanders due to his widespread support.

During his tenure as WSPR program (and later station) manager, Basile was instrumental in helping with the success of Big Eats, giving Jah'Fear Toler, Jacob Adelhoch, Alphonso Jones, and Kenny Munro their own "Big Eats" radio show on WSPR. In September 2018, he was elected to succeed Carmen Esquilin as WSPR station manager, and he made Adelhoch his right-hand man as program manager. He also helped Jili Zhu with becoming head of graphic design and treasurer of WSPR, and waived Zhu, Adelhoch, and their friend Ripunjay Singh through the audition process to give them their own show, "Around the World in 60 Minutes".